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The Bulgarian tennis professional Grigor Dimitrov has Masters-1000-Tournament in Miami surprisingly the world number two in the quarterfinals Carlos Alcaraz defeated.
On Thursday (local time) Dimitrov moved into the semi-finals after a convincing 6:2, 6:4 in 1:33 hours and will meet the German Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, who previously beat Fabian Marozsan Hungary had enforced.
“I felt like I was 13 on the court, Grigor was that strong,” said the top-seeded Spaniard. “It was crazy. He played incredible tennis, almost perfect. I couldn’t find any solutions.” The unexpected defeat could cost Alcaraz second place in the world rankings if the Italian Jannik Sinner wins the tournament. Sinner will play against the Russian defending champions in the semi-finals Daniil Medvedev.
Dimitrov aims to return to the top 10
32-year-old Dimitrov, in ATP-Ranking currently in twelfth place and in Miami seeded number eleven, could return to the top 10 for the first time since 2018 with another win. However, Zverev has won seven of the eight duels with Dimitrov so far.
The women’s final has been decided, where the American Danielle Collins, who will retire after this season, and Jelena Rybakina will play on Saturday (local time). Kazakhstan each other.
The unseeded Collins easily defeated Ekaterina Alexandrova Russia with 6:3, 6:2. Rybakina, seeded number four, had more trouble against Viktoria Azarenka from Belarus and won 6:4, 0:6, 7:6 (2).
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